“Amnesiac doctor's son You, haunted by war memories, befriends wounded secret-trader R while battling school bullies.”
Rocket Man
ロケットマン
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Amnesiac doctor's son You, haunted by war memories, befriends wounded secret-trader R while battling school bullies.
A jungle and war victims: these fragments constitute You Mizunashi's leftover memories. A doctor's son, You questions whether these pieces of his "past" aren't just constructs of a delusional mind. He forces himself to remember and in seeking his personal truth, alienates himself from his peers and presents school bullies with an easy target. One day, while he is being harassed, a mysterious man—with a gaping wound on his abdomen—appears before You and his tormentors. You hastens to help the stranger and in return, learns that his unexpected patient goes simply by the name "R" and that R trades in secrets. (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 38 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 04m approx
- Published Oct 2001 – Dec 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4835 catalog